Today's teenagers will text close to 2 million words over their lifetime, according to a new study by Net Voucher Codes. It concludes that mobile users send an average of 4 texts a day, each containing 20 words—a conservative estimate based on my own texting habits and certainly those of every teenager I know.
As use of over-the-top (OTT) communications services continues to grow, demand for wireless data has soared. Today’s mobile network operators, while making infrastructure investments to meet this demand, also face declining messaging volumes and revenue due to the popularity of these third-party OTT alternatives.
As smartphone penetration grows in Latin America, this region is experiencing the same negative effects of over-the-top (OTT) services that led operators in Europe, North America, and Asia to launch RCS. Indeed, it’s becoming increasingly clear that RCS, given its universal reach and telco-grade quality of service, is the best choice for operators to address the OTT threat, maintain subscriber loyalty, and preserve messaging revenues.
Written by Rafael A. Junquera, Director of editorial at TeleSeman.com
The debate over how mobile operators can offset Over-the-Top (OTT) providers is ongoing as these players are capturing smartphone users, and operators are debating a solution to the dilemma through their events and forums.
The Interop team is on the road next week, traveling to New Orleans for the CCA Global Expo. This show promises to be the best yet, with an interesting lineup of speakers and a record number of attendees. Interop is pleased to be a Pinnacle sponsor of this show.